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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17
THE TOWN TRAVELLER
Hears of Some Queer Happenings Dnring
 the Past Week.

There are dreams and there are dreams and some are altogether different from the others. But a popular East Main street shoe clerk recorded 8 dream Thursday night that should be placed on file Hay ing worked hard all that day, he retired early, and wes soon enjoying a peaceful sleep. Towards morning he dreamt that he was going to ball. but as is the case in all dreams, there was something wrong. In this case necAtie was missing. In his dreams he searched high and low, and finally succeeded in finding white tie of the vintage of '86 which he proceeded to put on. About this time his wife awoke and was mortified to see her husband stand ing before mirror carefully adjusting a l large sheet around his neck in the form of 8 -four -in-hand" scarf. Thinking her husband was about to hang himself, the woman screamed, and the sleeper awoke with start. He tried to keep the matter profound secret, but failed, as the DEMO- GRAF has faculty of finding out every l thing. Cigars will be plentiful in Brook | lyn for few days.
 And here is another rich one on Bank street merchant, who is a DEMOCRAT ad- vertiser, and does thriving business. The other night about closing time he donned his overcoat, turned out several of the lights in the store, leaving the one in the window lighted, and went out, carefully locking the door after him. All this time his clerk was in the store, and at least three lights in plain view of the street were lighted. A queer case of absent mindedness.
 Post office clerks find fault because the office is not properly lighted, and do not blame them. The delivery office is dark and gas has to be kept burning nearly all day. The carriers have even worse time of it, occupying the darkest and stuffest part of the office. Why" said one of the employees to me the other day, "when come out on the street after working by gaslight several hours, everything appears green
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17

District Deputy Maloney will work the third section tomorrow afternoon on sev- eral raw recruits of Sheridan, Carrollton and Barcelona Councils, K.o of c.
 The DEMOCRAT was the recipient of a letter from Congressman Vance of the First District, this week. We are thankful for the many flattering words for the new paper that it contained.
 The organ at St. Patrick's church has ! been undergoing repairs during the week, and will not be in condition for use at the services tomorrow. One of Shonenger' s 1 was placed in the church this afternoon for temporary use.
 | Sheridan Council, K. of O., will put forth every effort to make their ball on February one of the best in the history of the council The Amphion orchestra, fifteen pieces, will furnish music, and Prof. Prutting of Hartford will prompt.
 The recent change made in the grade of Dublin street, near East Main street, may result in trouble for the city if something is not done to protect life and limb The change of course necessitated the raising of the sidewalk several feet, leaving an embankment on the west side. This is left without any protection, and people are liable to walk off into the adjoining yard with what result cannot be predicted. A rail or fence should be erected there by the city or property
 Many local merchants have mechanical toys in their windows to attract the atten- tion of the people. One of these toys rep resents MT and Mrs Cleveland on fishing trip on the Adirondacks. After several unsuccessful attempts made by the Presi- dent to catch fish, Mrs Cleveland hauls up fine looking trout, which causes him to put on an expression of much astonish- ment. Another represents man who ap- pears to be very drunk, attempting to find the keynole in the door, while another il lustrates the rat catcher in manner thai pleases the boys.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17
A MIDDLEBURY TAX CASE.
An Interesting Question of Law-Tht
 Case Heard by Justice Dietmeier.

An Interesting Question of Law-The
 Case Heard by Justice Dietmeier.
 Justice Dietmeier sat in a revolving chair behind the bench in the District Court room this morning, and such learned legal lights of the Waterbury bar as Messrs J. w. Webster and John O'Neil and Judge Gillette talked to the young barrister. Judge Gillette appeared for MT Burn ham, of Middlebury and Judge Webster and Attorney O'Neil appeared for the town, the former defendant and the latter plain tiff in suit to collect taxes. The case in wolves the law exempting from taxation the property of pensioned soldiers to the amount of 51 ,0O0. The case was brought before Justice Dietmeier because the Mid dlebury justices failed to qualify within the time limited by law. The plaintiff claims that certain property belonging to his wife was set down in his list in 1885 was exempt $1 ,000 from taxation. He ten dered the town the amount of his taxes less that on $1,OOO, which the town re- fused, and now sues for the entire amount There has been controversy over this statute since it was passed. Jeremiah Halsey of Norwich, Henry B. Harrison of New Haven, and Henry c. Robinson of Hartford have given opinions on this law in conflict with one another. The law provides that the property of pensioned soldier to the amount of $1, 900 shall be exempt, and also provides that the wife's property shall be set down in the list of her husband. The claim is set up by the plaintiff that as the property belonged to the wife it is not within the statute. It is further claimed that as the pensioner in this case did not appear and swear to his list, as provided by law, he would not be entitled to exemption by law, even if in other respects the property was exempt. Decision was reserved.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17
Further Favors for the Democrat.

e--SA
 The Journal is called upon to make its best bow to the new Waterbury EVENING DEMOCRAT, whose natal day was December ,. We accept the new friend and exchange good wishes.-Hartford Journal
 The Waterbury EVENING DEMOCRAT looks very neatly and is full of news. It is very creditable production. It com menced life on the 5th.-Hartford Globe.
 Among our exchanges this week we find the Waterbury EVENING DEMOCRAT. C. and M. T. Maloney, formerly of this city are the proprietors and the well known Irish patriot, Stephen J. Meany, will dc the editorial work. It is neat, bright newsy sheet. Its greatest fault is dis position to belittle everything that is not labelled Democratic. New Britain Inde pendent.
 Connecticut is advancing in Democratic conviction. The SUNDAY DEMOCRAT o1 Waterbury has, in recognition of q great public need, developed into a frst-class daily. It was published for the first time on Monday last and the name of our frien6 and co-laborer, Stephen J. Meany, appeared at the head of the columns as editor; il chief. MT Meany, in preliminary notices by local papers, was promised a cordial greet ing, but the actual reception exceeded al expectation. Priests and people, we read united in the welcome to the new editor.- New York Northern Eagle.
 Hon. Stephen J. Meany the reporter ot 1 O'Connell, the associate in prison witl Smith O'Brien, and the trusted friend o Charles Stewart Parnel has this weel taken charge of the editorial department o new evening paper entitled the EVENING DEMOCRAT at Waterbury, Connecticut. A an able lawyer, a grand orator, and , brilliant journalist, Mir Meany has few equals on either continent. We wish hin success in his new field of labor.-Nev i York Irish American,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17
District Court Assignments.

& Wren vs Patrick Coogan ct ux, motion
 Tuesday December 20-William Cowan ct ux, vs the town of Middlebury, Edward F. Cole vs The Center School District (speciaD; Town of Waterbury vs City of Waterbury.
 Wednesday December 21-John Gierding vs Martin J Norton, before Warner The Misses Prichard vs Christopher H. Lawlor ct ux; William McGrath vs Patrick Scully, answer to be filed in this case on or before this day.
 Thursday December 22-Patrick Fitz- patrick vs The City of Waterbury McMahon & Wren vs Patrick Coogan ct ux; The Waterbury Lumber & Coal company vs A. P. P. Camp.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17

Stop at the Waverly House for meal O an oyster stew. Open until m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17

Score-New Haven 8, Waterbury ?. Fouls called-New Haven 1, Waterbury 1. Ball stopped at goal-by Watson 70, by Rabbit l9 Referee, Perkins.
 The standing in the Connecticut league to date is as follows:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.

Manager Harris, of the Bridgeports, on Thursday offered $1 ,OOO for the release of the famous rushers, Cotter and Seeley, from the Pawtuckets. The offer was re- fused.
 Conway of the Hartfords, and Parsons of the Bridgeports, engaged in a fight dur ing the game in Bridgeport last night. Conway, it was claimed, first deliberately struck Parsons with his hockey, when the latter dropped his stick and went for the ''Kid" in the most approved manner. Both men were ordered from the floor by the referee. Such actions can not be tolerated by the league.
 Referee Perkins has lodged complaint with the officers of the league against Doe of Meriden who he says, used abusive language toward him after the last Hart | ford Meriden game, and threatened him 1 with personal violence. Meriden has pro- tested this game and a meeting of the league will be held on Monday to consider both matters.
 The New Ravens play polo at Hartford and the Bridgeports at Meriden tonight. The Waterburys have rest.
 Frank B. Cox, of New Britain, received yesterday, letter from John Chapman, the manager of the Buffalo base ball nine, asking him to hold himself free to join the Rochesters or Londons (Ontario.) MT Cox thinks that he will not play ball any more, unless he is offered bigger salary than he has heretofore received.
 The New Haven papers all admit that the Waterburys played a fine game of polo last night, yet somehow or other they failed to win the game, all on account of Watson's fine play at goal and Hallet's half back work. Connors was hit on the temple by liner and knocked senseless, but punctually continued to play after a short intermission. The News says: There isn't man in the league who can rush down on ball as fast as Cunningham and he was credited with every rush but one last evening. He and Griffin play we'll | together and have little trick of passing the ball out from behind the cage, which would have netted Waterbury many goals | if Watson and Hallett had not been so live ly with their feet. With a new goal tend Waterbury ought to make Meriden and | Hartford teams hustle for second place. Tho
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17
AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE RE
 HATING TO OFFICERS

HATING TO OFFICERS Be it Ordained by the Court of Common Council of the City of Waterbury:
 That Section il of said Ordinance approved May r. 1884, be amended so as to read as follows all the Boards established by the charter or any amendment thereto. and shall keep true and cor rect records of the proceedings thereof; he shall furnish the City Attorney with copies of any rec ord or paper in his possession when required he shall also do and perform any and all clerical the Year Book, that shall be required of him by the Court of Common Council; the aforesaid pro- the charter and ordinances as now provided. Passed in Court of Common Council December 5, 1887, and approved by Henry I. Boughton, Mayor December 6, 1887.
 A true copy of the original
 Attest E. G. KLDUFF,
 City Clerk
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17
AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT TO A.
 ORDINANCE CONCERNING SALARIES

ORDINANCE CONCERNING SALARIES
 AND FEES. Be it ordained by the Board of Common Council of the City of Waterbury:
 SECTION 1. That from and after the first Mon day in January, 1888, the salary of the Mayor of the City of Waterbury shall be the sum of one thousand dollars per annum the same to be in lieu of all other fees or compensation whatever. Passed in Court of Common Council, December 12, 1887. and approved by Henry I. Boughton, Mayor. December 13, 1887.
 The foregoing is true copy of the original AtteSt,- E. G. KILDUFF.
 City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17

D. c. Calender & Go, and 3 Exchange place, Waterbury, Conn.,, are adding daily special attractions in Goods for Holiday gifts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17

Florida and Jamaica Oranges, Malaga and Catawba grapes, New Table Nuts, etc., at w. N. Ladd's.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17

If you want good steak, broiled chicken or an oyster fry, go to Poppe's, 113 Bank street.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29
why tho Crow ia Black.

The Indians of the extreme North
west had some very remarkable legends
about the creation, in which the crow
takes the leading part, bringing order
out Of chaos. Perhaps the most curious
was that which accounted for the raven
c1at of the crow. One night, while
making a tour through his dominions,
he stopped at the house of Can-nook, a
chief and begged fol- lodging and a
drink of water. Can-nook offered him
q bed, but on account of the scarcity of
water, refused to give him anything to
drink. Whom all the rest were asleep
the crow got up to hunt for the water
butt, but was heard by Can-nook's
wife, who aroused her husband. He,
thinking that the crow was about to
escape, piled logs of gun wood upon the
fire. The crow made desperate efforts
to fly through the hole in the roof where
the smoke was denser and denser, and
when the crow finally regained the
outer air he had black plumage. 1t
was previously white.-Z. L. White, IN
The american Magazine.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29

to know love by intellectual processes.
Try to reproduce God. Try to repro
duce Christ Stuy His life. that yours
may be life like His. Follow Him.
In following Him the glory of His life
will be manifested to you. In ceasing
to learn about God you will learn God
Himself God is found by following,
not by searching; or, if by searching,
by heart-searching. eff ye seek Me
with your whole heart, We shall find
Me-"
In the process be not in haste. Be
not over-anxious. Wait on God. ''Be
still, and know that am Cod We
are sometimes so busy discussing about
| God that we have no time to be silent
and hear God Himself speaking to Us.
What is the music of the wind9 I take
my scientific Instruments; they will
measure its direction and its velocity;
they will tell me about it. But still
its music is as uninterrupted music.
! The Eolian harp stands in the
! window, and the wind breathes
upon it, and it answers in strains
now grave, now gay; every movement
of the wind brings its response from
the meditative strings. BE still, and
know that am God" When my mind
is searching God He remains the I'm
known. When NY heart rests quietly
and let's Him breathe upon it, the re-
spending experience attests His pres
ence and interprets His life. We all
know this in the experience of friend
ship. That hour is most sacred in
which love silently expresses itself, and
we understand each other without need
of intellectual Interpretation. So God
reveals Himself to the soul that waits
and watches and is still. For He is
not in the tempest, nor in the earth
quake, nor in the fire, but in the still,
| small voice. -Chr:sti0,a Union.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29
Necessity for SeIf-Denying Work.

1t is not owing to the limitations of
Gods wisdom Or power that He needs
human agents through whom to work.
He says to his people Of old: eff !.
were hungry 1 would not tell thee, for
the world is Nine and the fqllnes
thereof" The same truth is referred
to by Paul when in writing to the Phil
ippians he says: Not because [ de-
sire q gift, but [ desire fruit that may
abound to your account" The need
of men for unselfsh work imposes up
on God the need for human agencies
in the work He has to do. In accord
ancc with soul laws there can be no
SOUL growth without benevolent work.
Hence the church that is not interested
in such work is dead church. The
protesting Christian who is doing moth
ing for those Christ came to save has
none of the Masters life in him. He
is not like a branch abiding in the vine
that is bringing forth fruit, but more
like those that are withcrcd, which
men gather and burn. This necessity
for unseltish, self-dcnying work us u
means of soul-growth explains the Sc
cret of the wonderful reflex influence
of mission work upon churches and
persons engaged in it.-Rev. Il. L..
GaT0leY.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29

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The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

God gave sunshine to man as he
gives love of play to children. -Pome-
roy's Democrat.
The manners of a Christian ought
not to he something which can be put
off and on like a garment, but they
ought to bea product of his religion;
the outward expression of a heart that
is under the influence of Christ.-Re-
Ngious Herald.
In the worst mood I am ever in,
when I don't feel I love God at all, l
just look up to His love. I say to Him,
Look at me! See what state am
in. Help metz All, you wonder how
that makes peace, and the love comes
of itself -iMuc0onuM
Observation shows that secular
Sunday rests upon q sacred Sunday.
Guarantee the day of rest by a relig-
ious sanction, and you secure it per-
mancntly; give up any such sanction.
and you imperil the whole institution.
There would still be q Sunday, but it
would be neither a holy day nor day
of rest. DR.. I. w Chambers.
without me We can do nothing"
is as true of strong men as Of babes in
grace. Temptation, like fire, will burn
when the wood is green, and certainly
it hath no less power when the fuel is old
and sere. Those who think themselves
at Heavens gate may yet sin their souls
into deepest hell, unless the unchane-
ing love and power of God shall uphold
them even to the end.-Spmgeon.
The living are irrevocably separat-
eel in this world from the dead. This.
to the former is u terrible trial of feel
ing. Their true source of comfort in
such trials consists in God, and in the
spirit OF resignation, saying to him:
''Not my will, but Thine be done. y
To rebel and sin against God at
such q time will not assuage their
griefs, or heal Il single wound of the
heart. God is always right in all that
He does. Independent.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29

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The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29
Grace at able,

''He that Stitch down to his meat without CIV
ing thanks
Stitch down like an OK and riseth up like al
ass"
So somebody wrote, in strong if not
in beautiful English. ''Grace'' getteth
scarcer; men and women grow indie
pendent by their wealth, and SO this
old family trait dieth out as do family
prayers. When the Blessed One took
the seven loaves in His hand to dis
tribute, as Head of the whole family or
God, He 'gave .thanks.' When as
Head Of the Church He took the sacra-
ment bread and cup, He gave them
not to the apostles before He had given
thanks. When Paul in his shipwreck
besought his ACCOMPLISHMENTS and the
sailors and soldiers to eat food, he took
bread, but first gave thanks to God in
the presence Of them all.-Sowther71
CburcAn20n.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29
Cream of Oranges.

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vessel which will admit of it's being
shaken occasionally. Then stir into it
a quart of boiling hot milk, which
should be as fresh from the COW as pos
sible. When cold, bottle and lay away
for week. Many uses can be found
for such a decoction, and a delicious
drink is made by mixing a small
quantity with glass of water.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29

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The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29
FOR SUNDAY READING.
SMALL THINGS.

can not do great things for Him
Who did so much for me,
But would like to show my love;
Dear Jesus, unto thee. ~
Faithful in every little thing, -
o Saviour. may be!
There are small crosses may take,
Small burdens I may bear, Z
Small acts of faith and deeds of love,
Small sorrows may share;
And little bits of work for Thee
may do everywhere.
My little place to fill,
That may ever walk with Thee,
And ever do Thy will.
And in each duty, great or small,
May be faithful still.
~ Y 0bser1ar